What are Indefinite Pronouns?
Indefinite Pronouns replace nouns that are not specified in the sentence. Most of them function as singular because they often replace Collective Nouns, such as family, team, staff, class, and group. These pronouns include the following:
one, all, many, nobody, somebody, whatever, anybody, everybody, anyone, everyone, no one, someone, another, ...
Whichever of these pronouns is used relies on whether the noun represented is a person or thing and whether that noun is singular or plural.
examples:
"Someone will attend the meeting for me."
"Someone" is an indefinite pronoun. It functions as a subject in this sentence.
Since the sentence used 'someone', it is fair to believe that the noun it replaces is unspecified; no exact name of the person is being talked about, but it tells that one person will attend the meeting.
"Anybody can join the competition."
'Anybody' is an indefinite pronoun and functions as the subject. It is not known exactly how many or who will join the competition, but it tells that regardless of status, gender, or profession, one can join.
More examples:
"Nobody listens to me."
"I told somebody about the incident."
"Anyone can do this!"
"Whatever the result is, I don't care."
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